This Aug. 24, 2009 photo shows piglets in a pen on a hog farm belonging to Russ Kremer in Frankenstein, Mo. Kremer, whose leg was gored by the tusk of a boar, ended up with a strep infection that two months of multiple antibiotics did nothing to heal. Finally, Kremer figured out the answer, it was flowing in the veins of the boar. The boar had been fed low doses of penicillin, which made it resistant to most antibiotics, and the drug-resistant germ passed to Kremer. The farmer was nearly killed by modern-day farming. And more and more, other Americans, many of them living far from barns and pa

• Contributor: Associated Press / Alamy Stock Photo
• Image ID: 2NEJCMX
• File size: 26.2 MB (628.2 KB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 3816 x 2400 px | 32.3 x 20.3 cm | 12.7 x 8 inches | 300dpi
• Date taken: 24 August 2009
• Photographer: Jeff Roberson

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Not available to licence for any broadcast or streaming service, video on demand, film, national newspaper or to create a NFT. This content is intended for editorial use only. For other uses, additional clearances may be required. This Aug. 24, 2009 photo shows piglets in a pen on a hog farm belonging to Russ Kremer in Frankenstein, Mo. Kremer, whose leg was gored by the tusk of a boar, ended up with a strep infection that two months of multiple antibiotics did nothing to heal. Finally, Kremer figured out the answer, it was flowing in the veins of the boar. The boar had been fed low doses of penicillin, which made it resistant to most antibiotics, and the drug-resistant germ passed to Kremer. The farmer was nearly killed by modern-day farming. And more and more, other Americans, many of them living far from barns and pastures, are similarly at risk. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)